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  • The putrifactive anaerobes grow best in the


  • Options
  • A. low acid canned foods
  • B. medium acid canned foods
  • C. high acid canned foods
  • D. any of these

  • Correct Answer
  • low acid canned foods 


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    • 1. Flat sour spoilage of acid foods is caused by

    • Options
    • A. B. coagulans
    • B. B. pepo
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. B. stearothermophillus
    • Discuss
    • 2. Medium acid foods with a pH between 5.3 and 4.5 are likely to undergo

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    • A. flat sour spoilage
    • B. putrefaction
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. TA spoilage
    • Discuss
    • 3. The ability of B. coagulans to grow in tomato juice depends upon the

    • Options
    • A. number of spores present
    • B. the availability of oxygen
    • C. the pH of the juice
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Canned sweetened condensed milk may become thickened by

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    • A. Bacillus species
    • B. Clostridium species
    • C. Micrococcus species
    • D. Saccharomyces species
    • Discuss
    • 5. The immediate source of the flat sour bacteria is usually the

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    • A. plant equipment
    • B. sugar
    • C. starch
    • D. soil
    • Discuss
    • 6. High acid foods with a pH < 3.7 undergo spoilage by

    • Options
    • A. Saccharolytic anaerobe
    • B. B. coagulans
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. do not undergo spoilage by microorganisms
    • Discuss
    • 7. Group I C. botulinum strains generally includes in

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    • A. all types of strains (proteolytic)A, B and F
    • B. all types of strains (non-proteolytic) E and F
    • C. all types of strains (proteolytic)C, D and F
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The staphylococcal intoxication refers to presence of

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    • A. an enterotoxin
    • B. neurotoxin
    • C. mycotoxin
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The milk streptococci produce acetoin that gets spontaneously oxidized yielding a flavorings agent (responsible for aroma of butter) that is

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    • A. acetone
    • B. acetyl coA
    • C. butyric acid
    • D. diacetyl
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following toxin causing botulism is less toxic to human beings?

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    • A. Type A
    • B. Type B
    • C. Type C
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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